by admin | May 8, 2020 | Salute Their Service
B-24 Liberator The Liberator first flew at the beginning of WWII and the last was completed before the end of the war. Yet in that time, 15 major variants totalling over 18,000 were built. The B-24 served in every theatre and was the most important long range bomber...
by admin | May 8, 2020 | Special Topics
Forward Air Controllers Thirty six RAAF pilots flew as FACs – Forward Air Controllers – in South Vietnam. They were selected from fighter pilots with at least two tours and served with the USAF for terms varying from six months to a year. As ‘on...
by admin | May 8, 2020 | Special Topics
F-4E Phantom The McDonnell Douglas PHANTOM II was the fighter aircraft of the 1960s and 1970s. Designed as a fighter aircraft for the US Navy, it was used in many roles: fighter, interceptor, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, tanker, drone, defence suppression and laser...
by admin | May 7, 2020 | Special Topics
2 SQN Canberras In Vietnam No 2 Squadron deployed from Butterworth, Malaysia to Phan Rang air base, 35 kilometres south of Cam Ranh Bay, a large USAF base in the far east of South Vietnam, on 19 April 1967. 2 SQN ‘Magpies’ were part of the 35th Tactical...
by admin | May 7, 2020 | Special Topics
9SQN Operations At Long Tan Although a severe tropical storm was developing during the day of 18 August 1966, 9 Squadron started the day with normal squadron activities; two Iroquois moved from VungTau to Nui Dat, Australian Army Base on standby duties and to...
